The story follows Miss Devereux and her niece Jean from childhood through marriage in three parts, set in an English village and abroad. Seven years on, a husband and wife wage a strife for mastery, with scenes in the gorge and on the marshes, Mrs. Kennedy’s notions, the Wigginses and a muddled train journey with Madame Collier.
A long, quietly observant Victorian village novel about duty and love. Download the free EPUB.